Personal protective gear shortage worries health care workers

Doctors, nurses and surgeons are at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response.

But what happens they run low on personal protective equipment, or PPE's?

FOOD AND OTHERGOODS OVER THEBORDER.DOCTORS ANDNURSES NOW HAVE ANEW BATTLE AS THEYTREAT PATIENTS.ALA ERREHBI SPOKETO ONE NURSE ABOUTTHE RESOURCES SHESAYS WILL HELP HERBREATHE EASIER ATWORK.DOCTORS, NURSESAND SURGEONS AREAT THE FRONTLINESOF THE COVID-19PANDEMIC RESPONSE.BUT WHAT HAPPENSTHEY'RE RUNNINGLOW ON PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT, ORPPE'S?A LOCAL NURSE SAYSSHE WANTS TO KNOWWHEN THOSE MIGHTBE AVAILABLE HERE."WE DON'T HAVE WHATWOULD BE IDEAL.IDEALLY, YOU SHOULDHAVE FULLPROTECTIVE GEAR ANDFACE GOGGLES AND ANN95 MASK."NURSE SHARON HAAKSAYS WHEN THERE'S ASHORTAGE OFSUPPLIES AND APANDEMIC,CDCGUIDELINESLOOSENED UP TOALLOW HEALTH CAREWORKERS TO WEARPAPER SURGICALMASKS.SHE SAYS IT'S NOTENOUGH TO PROTECTHER AND PATIENTSAGAINST THE VIRUS;AN N95 MASK ISRECOMMENDED, BUTSHE SAYS THEY DON'THAVE ENOUGH."ALL OF US WOULDFEEL MUCH MORECOMFORTABLE IF WEHAD WHAT WE NEED."MANY LOCALGOVERNMENTSDECLARED A STATE OFEMERGENCY TO MAKEWAY FOR MORERESOURCES."IT WOULD BE NICE TOKNOW WHERE SOMEOF THOSE ARE BEINGALLOTTED TO, IFTHERE'S ANY TIMELINETHAT HERE LOCALLYWE MIGHT GET ANY.""IT'S A FLUID SITUATION.NOBODY REALLYKNOWS OR IS GIVING ACLEAR ANSWER AT THISPOINT BECAUSE THIS ISALL JUST CHANGINGDAY BY DAY."BUT HAAK'SCOMMITMENT TOPATIENT CARE ISUNCHANGED."THIS IS OUR JOB.WE'RE GOING TO - WEWANT TO TAKE CAREOF PEOPLE, WE WANTTO DO WHAT WE WANTTO DO.

BUT WE WOULDPREFER TO BEPROPERLYPROTECTED."WE'VE REACHED OUTTO MILLAR FILLMORESUBURBAN HOSPITALFOR A COMMENT BUTHAVE NOT YET HEARDBACK.